Fernando Mendoza throws first touchdown pass of NFL career

Fernando Mendoza has his first touchdown as an NFL quarterback. The 2025 Heisman Trophy winner and No. 1 overall pick by the Las Vegas Raiders has the hopes of a struggling franchise pinned on him. The Raiders haven’t made the playoffs since 2021 and haven’t won in the postseason since the 2002 AFC Championship Game. It’s too early to know if that will change under Mendoza, but at least his first action in the NFL has gotten off to a good start. In the second quarter of the Raiders’ 2026 preseason opener against the Arizona Cardinals, he connected with Jack...